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Telephone Interview-asking them to call me back

  • 19-06-2008 2:56pm
    #1
    Larianne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,954 ✭✭✭✭


    I just received a letter regarding a position I applied for recently. The HR offices are in the UK and they request a telephone interview in the initial interviewing stage.

    I have been given a number to ring and as it's an interview will may last between 20-40 minutes. Do you think HR will mind if I ask them to call me back on my land line as I don't want to be paying of for a 20-40 minute phone call to London?


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  • #2
    Petrolium Hat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 127 ✭✭Petrolium Hat


    They probably won't mind, but if you don't pay for it they will. Don't think it'll swing whether ye get the job or not, but i certainly wouldn't flag it as a problem unless there was no hope of me being able to pay the bill.


  • #3
    Heisenberg.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,541 ✭✭✭Heisenberg.


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  • #4
    Serafijn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 375 ✭✭Serafijn


    This seems weird. I do phone interviews at work and would never ask the candidate to call us. I doubt they would mind at all unless they are in some way dodgy!

    I've had candidates return my missed call and ask me to give them a call back as they're on their mobile, I wouldn't hold it against them or even think twice!


  • #5
    Larianne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,954 ✭✭✭✭Larianne


    Serafijn wrote: »
    This seems weird. I do phone interviews at work and would never ask the candidate to call us. I doubt they would mind at all unless they are in some way dodgy!

    I've had candidates return my missed call and ask me to give them a call back as they're on their mobile, I wouldn't hold it against them or even think twice!

    No, it's not a dodgy company. I think it's more a case of wanting to have the interview at a time that suits me.

    Ah, I'll just ask them to call me back.


  • #6
    DublinWriter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,560 ✭✭✭DublinWriter


    Larianne wrote: »
    I have been given a number to ring and as it's an interview will may last between 20-40 minutes. Do you think HR will mind if I ask them to call me back on my land line as I don't want to be paying of for a 20-40 minute phone call to London?
    I've had a number of phone interviews in my time and standard protocol is for them to agree to ring you at an agreed time.

    Contact HR.


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  • #7
    Larianne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,954 ✭✭✭✭Larianne


    DublinWriter wrote: »
    I've had a number of phone interviews in my time and standard protocol is for them to agree to ring you at an agreed time.

    Contact HR.

    I will, but that's what I'm saying, they're in London!


  • #8
    DublinWriter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,560 ✭✭✭DublinWriter


    Larianne wrote: »
    I will, but that's what I'm saying, they're in London!
    Email!


  • #9
    StickyMcGinty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,835 ✭✭✭StickyMcGinty


    Larianne wrote: »
    I will, but that's what I'm saying, they're in London!

    find some one you know with a BT landline package.

    Free UK calls for up to an hour. save you asking the awkward question


  • #10
    Eoin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,263 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    StickyMcGinty wrote: »
    find some one you know with a BT landline package.

    Free UK calls for up to an hour. save you asking the awkward question

    Or use Skype - I'd say it would be no more than a couple of euro at most.

    While it sounds 100% reasonable to ask them to call you back, I'd just be slow to do anything that could put them off you sub-consciously, no matter how slight the inconvenience to them.


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